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Has the emergence of new transnational threats—terrorism, drug cartels, natural disasters—affected the dynamics of security relations among Canada, Mexico, and the United States? What is the likely future of these relations in a highly securitized world? Richard Kilroy, Abelardo Rodríguez Sumano, and Todd Hataley trace the evolution of security relations in North America from the bilateral approach that existed prior to the events of September 11, to the unilateral US approach of perimeter defense after September 11, to the creation of a trilateral regional security framework. Their analysis highlights both the move toward cooperation and the significant obstacles that limit the potential for an effective regional security complex

Introduction -- Intelligence history -- Intelligence and security institutions: organizations and processes -- Comparative intelligence systems -- Intelligence operations -- Counterintelligence -- Covert operations -- Cyberspace operations and the information environment -- Intelligence regulation and governance -- Inter-agency communications -- Intelligence analysis -- Analytic methods -- The ethics of intelligence -- Threats to the United States and its interests.